Who is Ashutosh Sharma, who helped Delhi Capitals win a lost game
Who is Ashutosh Sharma – Delhi Capitals batsman Ashutosh Sharma, who performed brilliantly against Lucknow Supergiants, has once again shown his power in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ashutosh played a similar innings against Lucknow last year. Ashutosh played an unbeaten innings of 66 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes to snatch victory from Lucknow.
Ashutosh Sharma’s half-century helped Delhi Capitals start their campaign with a one-wicket win over Lucknow Supergiants. Batting first after losing the toss, Lucknow posted a mammoth 209 for 8 in 20 overs, powered by explosive half-centuries from Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh. In reply, Delhi posted a mammoth 211 for 9 in 19.3 overs to win the match.
While chasing the target, Delhi was not in good shape and lost 5 wickets for 65 runs. After this, Ashutosh, who came in as an impressive player, showed his strength and single-handedly defeated the weak bowling attack of the Lucknow Super Giants. He shared a 55-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Vipraj Nigam. However, wickets kept falling from the other side, but Ashutosh stayed till the end and gave the team a victory with a six.
Ashutosh played for Punjab last season and had a similar performance against the Gujarat Titans last season. Ashutosh played a key role in taking Punjab to the threshold of victory. In that match too, Ashutosh came in as an impressive player, and along with Shashank Singh, he led the team to victory. However, Punjab did not retain Ashutosh for this season and Delhi bought him.
Born on 15 September 1998 in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, Ashutosh has been interested in cricket since childhood. He is a big fan of Naman Ojha from Madhya Pradesh. After being born in Ratlam, he studied in Indore. He played his first match for Madhya Pradesh. However, in 2020, when Chandrakant Pandit became the coach, he had to leave the team. His only supporter was his childhood coach, Bhupen Chauhan, whose support motivated him during difficult times. Ashutosh lost his coach in 2023. After that, he decided to play for Railways. Naman, a wicketkeeper-batsman who played for India, helped Ashutosh a lot to reach this point.
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